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Sphingobacterium multivorum: case report and literature review
- Source :
- New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 7, Iss C, Pp 33-36 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2015.
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Abstract
- We describe the case of a 67-year-old African American woman with multiple medical problems who presented with septic shock resulting from Sphingobacterium multivorum bacteraemia. S. multivorum, a Gram-negative bacillus, is ubiquitous in nature and is rarely involved in human infections. However, it is intrinsically resistant to many commonly administered antibiotics and can be a life-threatening microorganism.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20522975
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- C
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- New Microbes and New Infections
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f4384716de84382ae133d699ffd6cc9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.006